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Job Title / Designation : Area Sales Manager - SAMNA Department : Sales - SAMNA ( Sales Automation Management for The New Age) Functional Reporting to : Head Of Sales SAMNA is a automation tool - Sales Automation Management for The New Age 1, PURPOSE OF THE JOB: Driving sales excellence & automation initiatives for the assigned territory Job Context: 2, DETAILS OF THE JOB: Job Role/ Title: Area Sales Manager - SAMNA Level: Business Unit: Function: Sales Country: India Work Location: Multiple Reporting Manager: Head of Sales Managers Manager: MUGM Matrix Manager: Head Sales Excellence & Automation KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: Accountabilities Scope of work Sales Efficiency Work in close collaboration of the field sales team to improve upon sales efficiency parameters: Penetration%, Bill cuts per day per route, Effective Calls, VPO, VPR aligned to the business objectives as set by the UNIT Distribution Management Support Field team in identifying distribution gaps - New retailers, Distributors, Vehicles etc and help in onboarding them in the system Process/Infrastructure Manage & ensure adequate adoption of processes/tools associated with interactions between Logistics - Distributor - Field Force Retailer (DMS/SFA-SAMNA, Compliance Audits etc). Ensure relevant infrastructural elements are in place to support the aforementioned. Master Data Management Continuous improvement in master data accuracy: Geo Tagging, Channel Bifurcation, Customer Master, Vehicle Master, Hierarchy mapping Information/insights generation Analyze Sales data to provide relevant insights for improving upon operational efficiencies. Support field sales team by ensuring accurate & in time reporting. New Initiatives Support field team in enabling implementation & adoption of new systems/processes. This will include distributor alignment, salesman training, relevant data collection and identified issue resolution 4, KEY INTERFACES External InterfacesInternal Interfaces Available data sources on competition mapping, Market Share etcDMS/SFA system (SAMNA), Reporting Tools(Qlik BI, Power BI), Onboarding platforms 5, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Indicate the education level, previous experience, specific knowledge, skills and abilities required to meet minimum requirements for this Job.. Education Qualification (Highest) with Target Institute(s) Regular MBA from premier B-School with specialization in Sales & Marketing Desired Certifications: Desirable experience: Field Sales with Analytics & reporting knowledge in FMCG industry 6, SKILLS REQUIRED: SkillsDescription Proficiency Level (General Awareness; Working Knowledge; Functional Expert, Mastery) Functional Skills Data Analytics and reporting, Field Sales, Process & technology oriented Working Knowledge Behavioral Skills Stakeholder Management, Communication Skills Working Knowledge General Awareness : Knows the fundamental or general understanding of concepts. Working Knowledge : Has broad job knowledge; knows and applies the full range of concepts and practices. Has broad / working knowledge of the subject. Candidate should use these concepts in day to day practices. Functional Expert: Candidate is certified functional expert with strong knowledge on concepts. Mastery: Candidate is subject matter expert and has command over the subject/ concepts.
